Where does “caban” come from?
caban (French) comes from Italian gabbano, from Spanish gabán, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.
caban (French): reefer jacket
Ancestry of “caban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | gabbano | loose overcoat; overall; third-person plural... |
| 2 | Spanish | gabán | overcoat |
| 3 | Arabic | قَبَاء | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kpʾh | garment, cloak |